The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-29
Farm, Garden and Household.

Tho horseradish produces no seed.
Tlrr' IS no need of seed, however, from
tn tase with which it is p~ropagated
IT ,irrgr und, or rather the difficulty
there il of exterminating it's roots.
Professor Halsted's botany class finds
that the stamens produced little or TO
plump, healthy pollen.
If poultry are to be kept healthy. it is
essential that they have a good supply of
fresh water. 1t should be convenient
and where there is no running brook in
the shade and often renewed. ] made n
V shaped trough, some three inches deep
with a float on the water, not large
enough to cover all the surface. but ~
large that IL chicken or duckling could
no, fall in between the edged of the float
and the side Of the trough. The float is
held by n strip on the end, 50 that it can
not tip.--Donald.
The June returns of the department OF
agriculture at Washington indicate a RI
duction of nearly 2 per cent in the area
VI WllilSi "iCut. Nv Sli ihE w." ~"
has been enlarged 6 per cent from in
crease of immigration and farnl-making
west of the Mississippi in the districts
trlvcrsed by the Northern Pacific Rail-
roal. The total area of wheat is about
37,OOO,O0N acres, a faction Of | per cent
more than that Of the previous rrnp. In
the condition of winter wheat there ia no
marked change, the avarire being $40, a
reduction Of ninc-tcntlis of | per cent.
The condition of spring wheat is good in
Dakota and trrrit, rics westward, but be.
low average records in Wisconsin Minnc-
sofia, Iowa and Nehrasla n. The general
average fur spring wheat is lower than
in recent years, hut thirteen lnints high
er than in 1881. AT harvesting last year
the condition averaged so. The area Of
winter rye has lnrn diminished over 6
Kansas. Cnnlilirn is better than that
of wheat, averaging 80. An apparent
enlargement If the barley acreage "f 3
per cent is imllntrl. C'on.lii i'm aver
ukCo o. WINK Niltl'ih ui"NS w" va
wheat.
If friends from tn. city visit you in
yonr co.niry lnnn", il is we'll Il" rInem
Der that they care n"rr fI I'll" kind of
entertainment which speaks oftle c,unt-
nv proper than your variation Of that u
which they are accustomed. Therefore,
do not trouble yourself tn give them
pastry and cake, for they will, no doubt.
: prefer the products OF the farm and gar
den. Fresh eggs, milk and fruit, in all
their freshness and goodness, ART luxuries
indeed. But what shall we do, you say,
when unexpected company arrives and
there is only a ham bone and some
truckers in the larderP Why, take your
friends in your confidence and have a
good laugh over the absurd side of the
affair, then consult with them; some
thing timely will be sure to be suggested
among you all. l think there Is no
situation quite hopeless with a bright
fire and a clean tablecloth az a pasis Of
operations. Do yon remember in Bret
Harte's. story, "Who'l bear a hand
says Miggles, "and help get supper ?"
when the stage-load of passengers came
to her cabin in the rainy evening. That
Is the way l would do. Toss out SOM
kitchen aprons, give each one a task to
do, and you can have a merrier mea'
than under the most favorable circum
stances-Th Ohio Farmer. .